Come on you know you want to click it!!!
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Tbrshou
Shohin
Tbrshou
Shohin
Maybe I should re-post this under a different title maybe some1 would actually click it and give some advice
Woocash
Omono
Where do you see it going? Maybe you should be more specific in your request. You’ve got the tree in front of you so what are your thoughts? Then see if people agree, maybe.
I’m a newbie and junipers are not my thing really, so I’m not best placed to help but it looks like a nice start.
I’m a newbie and junipers are not my thing really, so I’m not best placed to help but it looks like a nice start.
Wires_Guy_wires
Imperial Masterpiece
Honestly, the title was causing me to leave this thread alone.
Wiring junipers is a fall/winter activity. Repotting a spring thing.
So right now I suggest you aim for survival first. In the mean time you can go over your options.
penumbra
Imperial Masterpiece
Do you?
just.wing.it
Deadwood Head
Nice juniper material!
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
I think the biggest difficulty with material like this, is it's excellent qualities.
It's easy to be enamored with them, then they don't get all the potential pulled out of them.
8 times out of ten...
The best branches come off, and a 2 or 3 year tree becomes a 15 year fuckfest!
They said use all my words.
Prepare!
Sorce
It's easy to be enamored with them, then they don't get all the potential pulled out of them.
8 times out of ten...
The best branches come off, and a 2 or 3 year tree becomes a 15 year fuckfest!
They said use all my words.
Prepare!
Sorce
jaco94
Chumono
I think you can make à beautiful tree with this juniperus .
The next will be to undress it gently and to show off the prettiest curves , to reveal the beauty of your tree ...
The next will be to undress it gently and to show off the prettiest curves , to reveal the beauty of your tree ...
Tbrshou
Shohin
Tbrshou
Shohin
Fuckfest is definitely what I'm trying to avoid
Tbrshou
Shohin
I wasn't gonna physically attack it till winter just got tired of starting at it seeing a tree in it but not seeing a tree in it. So thought I would put it out for some advice/critiques
defra
Masterpiece
I wish i could... kinda hard to prune and wire your juniperus trough the internet
Wires_Guy_wires
Imperial Masterpiece
I give this advice to anyone starting with junipers:
Just start wiring before you take anything off. Most junipers show their hidden structures easily once they're wired.
Just start wiring before you take anything off. Most junipers show their hidden structures easily once they're wired.
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An exercise to do:
get a collection of different colored golf teas, tooth pick or some other marker you can stick in the pot. For each trait mentioned, put a marker in the pot so later you can go back and find this spot again.
First mark the spot where the nebari looks best. Ignore other features, just look at the base of the trunk and initial root flare. Put a marker in the pot.
2nd - look at the trunk, bark up to the first or 2nd branches, ignore all else, mark where the trunk looks best.
3rd - look for an mark the position from which the most interesting, movement of branches is. The line of the the tunk through the branches, the one with the best movement, no dead arrow straight segments.
4th - look for "special features, deadwood, burl, anything that is an attractive feature that needs to be seen.
5th - I can't think of the 5th trait, but there are more traits one could do this for.
So at the end, look at your tree. Usually 3 of the markers will end up at roughly the same spot. This will be the area the front of your new design will take. Doing this exercise will help you see the best traits, and give you an idea of what you need to keep and what you need to remove.
I have a juniper that has had 4 markers in it for several years, I use them to remind me what I want to focus on with this tree.
get a collection of different colored golf teas, tooth pick or some other marker you can stick in the pot. For each trait mentioned, put a marker in the pot so later you can go back and find this spot again.
First mark the spot where the nebari looks best. Ignore other features, just look at the base of the trunk and initial root flare. Put a marker in the pot.
2nd - look at the trunk, bark up to the first or 2nd branches, ignore all else, mark where the trunk looks best.
3rd - look for an mark the position from which the most interesting, movement of branches is. The line of the the tunk through the branches, the one with the best movement, no dead arrow straight segments.
4th - look for "special features, deadwood, burl, anything that is an attractive feature that needs to be seen.
5th - I can't think of the 5th trait, but there are more traits one could do this for.
So at the end, look at your tree. Usually 3 of the markers will end up at roughly the same spot. This will be the area the front of your new design will take. Doing this exercise will help you see the best traits, and give you an idea of what you need to keep and what you need to remove.
I have a juniper that has had 4 markers in it for several years, I use them to remind me what I want to focus on with this tree.
Tbrshou
Shohin
Nice!!! Great tips
defra
Masterpiece
Next picture will be after you finish your homework
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